Typograph matrix-setting and line-casting machine



I I. DURNE TH. TYPOGRAPH MATRIX SETTING AND LINE CASTING MACHINE.

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Patented Ma 2, 1922.-

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J. DGRNETH.

TYPOGRAPH MATR IX SETTING AND LINE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 001.27.1914.

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JULIUS noRNErH, or BERLIN. GERMANY, essrenoh ro Tenants e. a. B F

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'rYPoeRArH MATRIX-SETTING AND nrnn-oesrme MACHINE.

Specificationof Letters Batent. Patented ltiay 2, 1922. I Application filed octotefar, ie14.,fs e1- ia1 no. 868,858. if

(GRANTED UNDER THE raovrsrons or rim'A'cr or Manon-s, 1921, 41 srar. 1., 1313'.

machines, and more par'ticularly to improve; mentsin machines of the class shown anddescribed in the patent of; the United States No. 1,030,87 8 granted to mefJuly 2,1912, in

which when setting mixed type the elevated matrix bars are supported on a strip" or guide. I The object of the improvements isto provide a machine of this class which is simple in construction and'rel1ab1e 1n" the operation of the movableparts, andin which the partsfor moving the plate for elevating the matrices when setting specialtypejare not liable to be soiled. VVith and other objects in view my invention consists in the matters to be described hereinafter'and particularly pointed out in the appended claims,

reference being had to' the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon. In said drawings Figure 1, is a side elevation of the machine, j

Fig. 1 a View of aplural character matrix bar. I

Fig. 2, is a plan view of the parts of the machine to which my invention more particularly relates,

Fig. 3,"is a side view of Fig. 2 seen in the direction of the arrow I,

Fig. 4, is a similar side view seen in the direction of the arrow 11, and

Figs. 5 and 6, are detail views.

The same letters of reference have been used in all the views to indicate corresponding parts.

For the purposeof explaining the invention I shall describe hereinafter a machine which is similar in construction to the machine shown in my above named patent. As the machine has been fully described in the said patent a brief description of the essential parts will be suffici'ent.

Referring to the drawings and firstly to. Fig. 1, A designates the matrix basket rojtatableabout the airle a,: and-1B the fixed frame. By striking one of the keys 5 the correspondlng matrix bard having two matricesm and M (see Fig. 1 ).and suspended ."When setting specialty'pes thematrix bars.

are elevated by means of-aplate 10,,and n' so that all the matstripor guide 1 isshifted into the path of 7 thematrix bars-the;rear dges of which are formed withrecesses adapted to be entered.

by" thefsaid*stripor guide 1i" Forshift'ing the strip'a slide 14 islprov'ided which corre sponds to the slide 14s shown, in 'the patent to'iDiirneth, and which is adapted to be shifted-tome right in jFig. 2; by' means of a bar '12 asi in my said fPatentl l o'. 1,030,878.

When'the. slide 14 is s'hifited to the right-1a rod Shifted which engages with teeth 2" f ormed thereon'into the-teeth of a ent whe'elB secured to a rockshaft 4. Bymea'ns' ofthe rock shaft theplate 10 is rocked jup-- wards together withjtheinatrix, bars s'upported 'th'e'reon as will be described hereafter. The rod 'llprovides a lockin'g'member, for aslideg5 which is acted upon by a spring'6 and which-bears'on the'rod l'lwith an arm 7 Therefore, if the rod'll'is shifted to the right, the'shaft t 'is rocke'd'and simul taneously the slide 5 is released, so that it is shifted by'the spring 6 jinto the position shown'in' Fig. 2 in dotted lines. "The slide 5is connected with the strip 1 by'a link-15 which is jointed to the strip by the bolt 41 and located angularly to the direction of the movement-of the slide 5,'so that the strip is pished forwards when the slide 5 is released.

Ona p ivot bolt 16 secured to the side of the slide 5 a lever "17 has a rocking'sup'port which is formed'with a shoulder 18 and is bent with its outer end 19 over the slide 5. Through the 'bent portion 19 apin 20'is passed which is secured to the slide-5. Between the slide 5 and the bent portion 19. a spring 21 is interposed which tends to hold the lever 17 in its elevated position. When shifting the slide 5 forward'the shoulder 18 engages a lever 22 having a rocking:

support on a pit 0523 so thatthe end of'the lever '22 situated above the v shoulder 18 is lifted. The said end is connected by a jointed link 37 to a lever 38 pivoted about a point 38 and on which is arranged a well-known holding pin n which has the function to arrest the matrices supported on the plate '10 before they are assembled on the strip 1, as is known in the art. When the slide 5 moves forward, the lifting of the end of the lever 22 turns said lever about its pivot 23, which gives the link 37 a slight movement to the left, whereby the lever 38 is moved leftwards and the pin 12 thrust in the path of the matrices. If, when a word is set, the spacer key isstruck, the right end of the lever 22 is depressed, whereby the above motion is reversed, the lever 38 being shifted to the right and the pin n withdrawn.

To the end of the shaft 4 which is opposite to the gear Wheel 3 an arm 8 is secured which engages a lug 9 provided on a depending arm 10 of the plate 10. The depending arm is formed with a guide slot13 by means of which it is slidably mounted on a pin 42, and above the same a stop 4? is provided which is secured to a relatively fixed part. When rocking the shaft 4, the arm 8 assumes the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 5 and shifts the plate 10 forward, and when thus being shifted the plate is rocked about the pin 4-2 by sliding along the stop 4* so that the plate 10 is elevated into operative position. A spring 9retracts the plate out of operative position when the shaft 4 is returned into normal position. For returning the shaft 4 into initial position a spring 24 is provided which is attached to the slide 11 and becomes operative when the bar 12 which acts on the slide 14 is rotated into initial position, the said spring shifting the rod 11 back into setting position.

After setting and casting have been finished, and prior to distributing the matrix bars the strip 1 must be retracted. This is done by means of the mechanism by means of which-the matrix basket is automatically rocked into position for distributing the matrix bars. To the machine shaft a cam 25 is secured (Fig. 6) which engages a roller 28 mounted on a rocking lever 26 2729, 30. The arm 30 of the "said lever is formed with a nose 31 which is located in position for engagement with an angular plate '32 secured to the slide 5. If the matrix bars are being automatically distributed, the nose 31 shifts the slide 5 backwards and into position for being locked by the rod 11.

If it is desired to take several casts from the same line the lever 26, 27 is brought into the position shown in Fig. 6 in dotted lines, and the lever 29, 30 is rocked into the position in which the nose 31 engages above the plate 32, sothat the levers 26 to "31 are .held in the inoperative positions. I

To th-e'strip l anarm 33 is secured, and

th rack 33% by means of which the machineis. thrown into operation (rack 34 corresponding to arm 7 in Patent No. 1,030,878) is provided with an arm 35 which carries a spring actuated pin 36 projecting above the arm 33. When the strip 1 has been advanced sufficiently the pin 36 can pass along the arm 33. But if the strip has not been shifted completely into projected position, as may be prevented for example by particles of lead or the like, the pin 36 is arrested by the arm 33, so that the toothed rack 34 can not move downwards and the inachine can not be thrown into operation.

I claim herein as my invention:

1. In a matrix setting and line casting machine, the combination with the matrix bars each having a plurality of type matrices formed thereon, and guiding members for assembling and distributing the matrix bars,

of a shiftable strip providing, a support for. the'matrix bars for holding the "same in set position when setting special type, a slide movable in a direction substantiallyperpendicular tothe shiftable strip, a link connecting said strip and slide and disposed at an angle to the direction of the movement of the slide, and operating means forthe slide.

2. In a matrix setting and line casting machlne, the combination with the matrix bars each having a plurality of type matrices" formed thereon, and guiding members for assembling and 'distributingthe matrixbars, of a shiftable strip providing a support for the matrix bars for holding the same in set position when setting special type, a spring actuated slide movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shiftable strip, a link connecting said strip and slide and disposed at an angle to the direction of the movement of the slide, a shiftable member normally locking saidslide in inoperative osition, operating means for throwing the Side in non-locked position, means for returning the member into locking position, and means automatically controlled from the machine shaft when distributing the matrix bars for returning said slide and strip into normal positions.

3. In a matrix setting and line casting machine, the combination with the matrix bars each having a plurality of type mat direction substantially perpendicular to the shiftable strip, a link connecting said strip and slide disposed at an angle to the direc--' tion of the movement of the slide, a shift able member normally locking said slide in inoperative position, operating means for throwing the slide in non-locked position, means for returning the member into lock ing position, means automatically controlled from the machine shaft when distributing the matrix bars for returning said slide and strip into normal positions, and a member connected with said means for throwing said means out of operative position.

4. In a matrix setting and line casting machine, the combination with the matrix bars each having a plurality of type matrices formed thereon, guiding members for assembling and distributing the matrix bars, of a shiftable strip providing a support for the matrix bars for holding the same in set position when setting special type, a spring actuated slide movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shiftable strip, a link connecting said strip and slide and disposed at an angle to the direction of the movement of the slide, a shiftable member normally locking said slide in inoperative position, operating means fo throwing the slide in non-locked position,

means for returning the member into looking position, a plate for lifting the matrix bars, means operated by the shiftable member for rocking said plate with the matrix bars in lifted position, and means automatically controlled from the machine shaft when distributing the matrix bars for returning said slide and strip into normal positions.

5. In a matrix setting and line casting machine, the combination with the matrix bar each having a plurality of type matrices formed thereon, and guiding members for assembling and distributing the matrix bars. of a shiftable strip providing a support for the matrix bars for holding the same in set position when setting special type, a spring actuated slide movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shiftable strip, a link connecting said strip and slide and disposed at an angle to the direction of the movement of the slide, a shiftable member normally locking said slide in inoperative position, operating means for throwing the slide in non-locked position, means for returning the member into locking position, a plate for lifting the matrix bars, means operated by the shifta ble member for rocking said plate with the matrix bars in lifted position, holding pins for holding the matrix bars being assembled on said plate priorto admitting the same to the strip, an operative connection between said holding plus and slide for throwing the pins in holding position,

means tending to retract the pins out holding position, and means automatically controlled from the machine shaft when distributing the matrix bars for returning said slide and strip into normal posirices formed thereon, and guiding members for assembling and distributing the matrix bars, of a shiftable strip providing a sup- I port for the matrix bars for holding the same in set position vwhen setting special type, a spring actuated slide movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shiftable strip, a link connecting said strip and slide and disposed at an angle to the direction of the movement of the slide, a shiftable member normally locking said slide in inoperative p0sition,- operating means for throwing the slide in non-locked position, means for returning the member into locking position, a plate for lifting the matrix bars, means comprising a rock shaft and a gear wheel mounted thereon and operated by the shiftable member for rocking said plate with the matrix bars in lifted position, and means automatically controlled from the machine shaft when distributing the matrix bars for returning said slide and strip into normal'positions.

7. In a matrix setting and line casting machine, the combination with the matrix bars each having a plurality of type mat- 1 I rices formed thereon, and guiding members for assembling and distributing the matrix bars, of a shiftable strip providing a support for the matrix barsfor holding the same in set position when setting special type, shifting means for said strip, mechans ism for throwing the machine into operation, and a member connected .with the mechanism and located in position for locking engagement with the strip when the latter has not been shifted completely into position .for providing a support for the matrix bars, said member being rinoperative-when the strip is in completely projected position,

In testimony whereof I hereg nto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JULIUs nonNETH.

Witnesses HENRY HASPER, VVoLDEMAR HAUPI. 

